Terry Hershey Park

Anthills

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Anthills is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 82 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Row Access South 29.78762, -95.62320
Nearest town Meadow Walk, TX

Directions

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Anthills

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 57–81 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Park Row Access South · 29.78762, -95.62320

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Park Row Access South, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Park Row Access South, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading W.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Park Row Access South, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Park Row Access South, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt37% paved1% boardwalk1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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